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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY RIEMAN, JR., OF ROGERSVILLE, INDIANA.

MODE 0F APPLYING POWER FOR EXTRACTING STUMPS AND RAISING HEAVY WEIGHTS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 23,608, dated April 12, 1859.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY RIEMAN, Jr., of Rogersville, Henry county, Indiana, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Applying Mechanical Power to Raising Heavy `Weights, Extracting Tree- Stumps, and Analogous Uses, and declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this speciication.

The said invention relates, iirst, to a peculiar arrangement of devices for holding the gearing rmly in position or disconnecting it when required; second, to an arrangement by which the main frame of the apparatus can be deposited firmly on the ground during operation and elevated on wheels or rollers when it is desired to convey it from place to place.

In the accompanying` drawings, Figure l, is a perspective view of the apparatus. A, is the frame mounted when in moving condition on wheels and casters as shown, in front on the two casters B, B, and behind on the two wheels C, C,

Figs. 2, and 3, are details of the wheel lixtures showing the devices for lowering the frame onto the groundbefore the attachment of the capstan to a tree stump, in order that a iirmer base may be obtained and to relieve the wheels and axles of all strain caused by the action of the capstan.

D, is a horizontal shaft journaled on the frame A, and carrying a spur wheel E.

The worm F, to which by means of the arm G, the requisite power is applied is journaled vertically within the frame A, and works or gears into the spur wheel E, forming in combination with the spur wheel, shaft and chain, the capstan.

The tree stump required to be extracted or the weight to be raised is attached to the chain H.

The spur wheel E, is thrown out of gear with the worm F, by the following device, when itis desired to unwind the chain.

The shaft D, is journaled at D, in a movable pillow block M, which is held in position during the operation of the machine by a wedge L. By removing the wedge L, and moving the pillow block M, in the direction of the opening left by the removal of the wedge, by means of a lever J, pivoted at K, to the frame A; the spur wheel is disconnected from the worm. The wedge is used to tighten up the pillow block M, in the frame A, and keep the wheel and screw in gear when in action.

The posts N, N, on which the casters B, B, are mounted and revolve slide through the guides O, O, in raising or lowering the frame. The frame is raised on the casters by means of crow bars and kept in that position by means of the pin P, passing through the frame A, and posts N, N, at b. The axles Q of the wheels C, move vertically in the slides R, R, when raising or lowering the frame.

The frame is raised (in order that the weight of the machine may rest on the wheels) by means of the levers S, S, and kept in position by the insertion of the pins T, T, Fig. 9..

The following is what I claim as new and of my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

l. In the described combination with the worm shaft F, and spur wheel E, I claim the arrangement and application of the movable pillow block M, and wedge L, to hold the said spur wheel firmly in position or admit of its being readily thrown out of gear as set forth.

2. I claim the adjustable supports N P and Q T adapted in the manner set forth to sustain the machine on wheels to convey it from place to place and permitting its deposit on the ground while in operation.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

HENRY RIEMAN, JR.

IVitnesses GEO. I-I. KNIGHT, C. STEEMER, Jr. 

